Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings (2021):among the 200 top universities in the world for impact in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The results of UPF for the SDG stand out in sectoral rankings related to Gender Equality (5th in the world), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (9th in the world), the Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (16th in the world) and Partnerships for the Goals (16th in the world)
Ranked 78 in the world in the ranking of articles published in the most influential journals
1st Spanish university in percentage of articles published in the most influential scholarly journals , 1st Spanish university in percentage of papers produced in collaboration with national institutions and 2nd Spanish university in percentage of papers produced in collaboration with foreign institutions
53rd highest ranked university in the world in economics and business (1st in Spain and 16th in Europe)
72nd highest ranked university in the world in law (2nd in Spain and 33th in Europe)
Among the 150top universities in the world in social sciences (2nd in Spain and 64th in Europe) (includes communication and political science)
Among the 150top universities in the world in arts and humanities (4th in Spain and 71st in Europe) (includes humanities and translation and language sciences)
Among the 200 top universities in the world in engineering and technology (1st in Spain and 60th in Europe)
Among the 250top universities in the world in clinical, pre-clinical and health (6th in Spain and 93rd in Europe)
86rd highest ranked university in the world in social sciences and management
204th highest ranked university in the world in arts and humanities
328nd highest ranked university in the world in life sciences and medicine
382thhighest ranked university in the world in engineering and technology
This ranking also publishes results by disciplines:
56th highest ranked university in the world in economics (2nd in Spain)
Among the 100 top universities in the world in politics and international studies (1st in Spain), in development studies (1st in Spain), in linguistics (2nd in Spain), and in social policy & administration (3rd in Spain)
Among the 150 top universities in the world in sociologia (2nd in Spain), in modern languages, en communication and media studies, in accounting and finance, in philosophy and in law
Among the 200 top universities in the world in business management and management studies
Among the 250 top universities in the world in biology
Among the 300 top universities in the world in medicine
Among the 400 top universities in the world in engineering electrical and electronic and in mathematics
Among the 75top universities in the world in biological sciences (1st in Spain) and in statistics (1st in Spain)
Among the 100top universities in the world in political sciences(1st in Spain) and in biotechnology (2nd in Spain)
Among the 150 top universities in the world in psychology
Among the 200top universities in the world incommunication, in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, in human biological sciences, inenvironmental sciences and engineeringand in medical technology
Among the 300 top universities in the world in clinical medicine and in education